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Serum albumin
| Name: | Serum albumin |
| Description: | A sterile non-pyrogenic suspension of microspheres of human serum albumin with perflutren (a highly fluorinated small molecule) for contrast enhancement during indicated ultrasound imaging procedures. Pharmacology: Regulates the colloidal osmotic pressure of blood. It is used to increase the circulating plasma volume, thereby reducing hemoconcentration and blood viscosity. Also used as a transport protein that binds naturally occurring, therapeutic and toxic materials in circulation. Mechanism of action: Serum albumin acts as a high molecular weight, very soluble osmolyte Drug type: Approved. Biotech. Drug category: Serum substitutes |
| Synonym(s): | Serum albumin precursor, Optison, Perflutren Protein-Type A Microspheres |
| Has role: | Drug |
| Super-category: | Molecule |
| URL: | http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00096 |
| Id: | DB00096 |
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| Curator | Ab + |
| DefiningCitation | http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00096 + |
| Definition | A sterile non-pyrogenic suspension of micr … A sterile non-pyrogenic suspension of microspheres of human serum albumin with perflutren (a highly fluorinated small molecule) for contrast enhancement during indicated ultrasound imaging procedures. Pharmacology: Regulates the colloidal osmotic pressure of blood. It is used to increase the circulating plasma volume, thereby reducing hemoconcentration and blood viscosity. Also used as a transport protein that binds naturally occurring, therapeutic and toxic materials in circulation. Mechanism of action: Serum albumin acts as a high molecular weight, very soluble osmolyte Drug type: Approved. Biotech. Drug category: Serum substitutes Biotech. Drug category: Serum substitutes |
| Has role | Drug + |
| Id | DB00096 + |
| Label | Serum albumin + |
| ModifiedDate | 5 February 2010 + |
| SuperCategory | Molecule + |
| Synonym | Serum albumin precursor +, Optison +, and Perflutren Protein-Type A Microspheres + |